F - Fanboys

What a fucking waste.

You all know what a fanboy is.  It is a fanatic about something.  We normally see them being very specific.  They love the iPhone or Macs or a certain game or developer and refuse to believe that they can do any wrong.

While it is great to love and support something, it is not great to simply accept it because it has a certain name or brand attached.  It's actually pretty stupid.  I see this a lot among iPhone fans, since I am a big time Android supporter.  Notice how I said SUPPORTER?  I like Android as a platform.  I understand that iOS is good for some people and even recommend the iPhone for some.  It doesn't work for me because of how I use my phone, but I can at least separate the fact that I like Android from the idea that it is the best.  Same can be said for the rabid fanoyism of the MMO community.

The MMO community might be one of the most intense displays of this I have ever seen and it goes both ways: being a fan of and a being a fan against.  Some people love Blizzard, others want to skewer them.  I take the stance that they make solid products, but when I am not happy... I say it.  I think that WoW is the best MMO on the market and probably the best MMO ever made.  They have done groundbreaking things with the game. They have also had several absolute failures.  Some call me a fanboy, but I can accept the fact that Blizzard does make mistakes.  Those mistakes are easily put to rest by all of the good things that it does.

Fanboys don't help.  They don't see far enough past how in love they are with something to help it grow and progress.  We need to move away from these movements and instead do what we can to help people make the right choices.  Maybe WoW is right for me and SWToR for you.  Maybe a iPhone is great for my wife, but I need an Android device.  We don't all do or want the same things.  No amount of anger and hatred for something makes it shitty.  Stop defending things that have no bearing on the rest of the world.  Use that passion to do some good.